Belgium Halts All Nuclear Decommissionings - Will Nationalize ALL Nuclear Reactors
Belgium has reversed its nuclear phase-out policy by halting all nuclear decommissioning activities and planning to nationalize all nuclear reactors currently operated by French energy company Engie. Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced the move to ensure secure, affordable, and low-carbon energy amid growing European energy instability. The decision marks a significant shift from Belgium's previous commitment to ending nuclear power by 2025.
- ▪Belgium has stopped all nuclear decommissioning activities and plans to nationalize all nuclear reactors owned by Engie.
- ▪The decision includes halting decommissioning of five reactors and retaining operation of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 until at least 2035.
- ▪Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced the policy shift to ensure long-term energy security and affordability.
- ▪The move follows growing European energy concerns linked to the Iran conflict and soaring fossil fuel import costs.
- ▪Engie and the Belgian government have signed a letter of intent to begin negotiations on the transfer of nuclear assets.
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Belgium Halts All Nuclear Decommissionings - Will Nationalize ALL Nuclear Reactors Beege Welborn 8:40 PM | April 30, 2026 Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP, File Now I don't know if we can hand some of the credit for this amazing 180° to spending the last three years watching their Teutonic neighbors shriveling away, and the better part of the first few months of this new year watching those sameGermans - and, by extension, most of the rest of the European Union - spiral into a full-fledged energy panic of epic meltdown proportions. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); I mean, you have to admit, it's been fugly.
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